- Karim Benzema was named Best Player in the Saudi Pro League after 21 goals and 9 assists
- Cristiano Ronaldo won the Top Scorer award with 25 goals
- Laurent Blanc led Al-Ittihad to the title and was named Coach of the Season
Key Takeaways:
Al-Ittihad forward Karim Benzema has won the award for Best Player in the Saudi Pro League. The 37-year-old Frenchman had an excellent season with the Jeddah-based club, with whom he won the Saudi Arabia league title. In his second season at the club, he scored 21 goals and provided 9 assists in 29 league matches, and scored another 2 in the King’s Cup.
2024/25 #SPLAwards Player of the Season: Karim Benzema 🇫🇷
The man whose goals and assists sent Al Ittihad on their way to the league title has won the Player of the Season award for his contributions this season ⚽️🔥 pic.twitter.com/jsYKei50rY
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) May 28, 2025
To win this honour, Benzema outperformed Cristiano Ronaldo, who was also nominated and had to settle for the Top Scorer award, thanks to his 25 goals in the current league campaign.
Al-Ittihad coach Laurent Blanc was logically chosen as Coach of the Season after leading his team to their 10th national title. This is Blanc’s first trophy since winning Ligue 1 with PSG in 2016.
With names like N’Golo Kante, Moussa Diaby, Steven Bergwijn, and Houssem Aouar in their squad, Al-Ittihad could complete the double if they win the King’s Cup final tomorrow against Al-Qadsiyah, the team where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plays.